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MPEC 2005-F34 : 2001 YP2

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M.P.E.C. 2005-F34                                Issued 2005 Mar. 22, 13:29 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2001 YP2

                           Revision to MPEC 2001-Y28

Additional Observations:
     K01Y02P 2C2005 03 06.31839410 09 38.886+52 33 08.97         22.0 R EF034568
     K01Y02P 2C2005 03 06.32235010 09 38.518+52 33 08.82         22.0 R EF034568
     K01Y02P 2C2005 03 06.32612010 09 38.158+52 33 08.70         22.0 R EF034568
     K01Y02P 2C2005 03 06.33000610 09 37.796+52 33 08.49         22.0 R EF034568
     K01Y02P 2C2005 03 07.34482810 08 09.108+52 31 58.89         21.9 R EF034568
     K01Y02P 2C2005 03 08.32394210 06 46.106+52 30 21.84         22.3 R EF034568
     K01Y02P 2C2005 03 08.32770110 06 45.763+52 30 21.40         22.1 R EF034568
     K01Y02P 2C2005 03 08.33154210 06 45.437+52 30 20.94         22.1 R EF034568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers F. Bernardi, D. J. Tholen.  2.24-m University of
    Hawaii reflector + 8192 CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
050306 568 0.03+ 0.01-    050308 568 0.03+ 0.01-    MPO 57848   -0.078 day

Orbital elements:
2001 YP2
Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
M  64.91971              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.34807993     Peri.  288.36616     +0.82154127     -0.32650971
a   2.0014745      Node    92.92449     +0.50465155     +0.79792156
e   0.4803100      Incl.   27.90507     -0.26532386     +0.50666813
P   2.83           H   18.9           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
011125 608  0.2+  1.3-    011219 704  0.3-  0.0     011224 118  0.2-  0.2-
011125 608  0.4-  0.1+    011219 704  0.3-  1.3+    011224 118  0.2+  0.9-
011125 608  0.2-  0.2+    011219 704  0.9+  1.0+    020106 704  0.7+  0.3-
011218 644  0.1+  0.0     011219 704  0.0   0.5+    020106 704  0.5-  0.4-
011218 644  0.1+  0.1-    011219 704  0.1+  0.1+    020106 704  0.4+  0.6-
011218 644  0.3+  0.2-    011220 649  0.4-  0.1+    020106 704  0.4-  1.6-
011219 918  0.5-  0.4-    011220 649  0.1-  0.2-    020213 696  0.8+  0.6-
011219 918  0.5+  0.2+    011220 649  0.1-  0.2-    020213 696  0.3+  0.0
011219 918 (2.4-  1.6+)   011220 644  0.1+  0.1-    050306 568  0.1+  0.0
011219 704  0.2+  0.1-    011220 644  0.3-  0.0     050306 568  0.1+  0.0
011219 704  0.1-  0.1-    011220 644  0.5+  0.1-    050306 568  0.0   0.0
011219 644  0.4+  0.1+    011222 704  0.2-  1.3+    050306 568  0.1-  0.0
011219 704  0.2-  0.2+    011222 704  0.3-  0.3+    050307 568  0.1+  0.1+
011219 704  0.5+  0.3+    011222 704  0.2-  1.3+    050308 568  0.0   0.1+
011219 644  0.2+  0.1+    011222 704  0.7-  0.2-    050308 568  0.2-  0.0
011219 644  0.3+  0.3-    011224 118  0.3-  0.3-    050308 568  0.1-  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2001 YP2                 a,e,i = 2.00, 0.48, 28                  q = 1.0401
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 03 21    09 52.91   +51 32.5    1.621    2.305   121.6    21.6    22.8
2005 03 31    09 47.51   +50 11.4    1.755    2.353   114.5    22.7    23.1
2005 04 10    09 46.52   +48 31.5    1.897    2.398   107.5    23.5    23.3
2005 04 20    09 49.22   +46 40.5    2.046    2.441   100.7    23.8    23.5
2005 04 30    09 54.79   +44 43.5    2.198    2.483    94.1    23.9    23.7
2005 05 10    10 02.55   +42 43.1    2.351    2.523    87.8    23.6    23.9
2005 05 20    10 11.98   +40 41.1    2.504    2.561    81.6    23.0    24.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-F34

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